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Did we need any of these guys? Could we have afforded them?

Every year at this time, the salary information of the newly-signed free agents begins to show up on the NFLPA’s web site. Though bonus money isn’t reported on the version of the site to which the media has instant access, the magnitude of the salaries can shed some light as to when a player might be cut or, at a minimum, asked to take less money.

Here are the currently available numbers for the players who have inked multi-year deals, in the same order as the Super 99 free agent rankings at SportingNews.com:

I don't know the exact number for your question but look at this....... kind of hard to read but...
2008 NFL Salary Cap FiguresFebruary 22, 2008 Sponsored byFor the sake of this installment, we have designated teams that are less than $5M under the cap in RED. These are teams that have little money to sign free agents and may need to make cuts or restructure salaries in order to sign all of their draft picks. Note without comment that the only team that is OVER the cap (as of this writing) is the Washington Redskins! Teams in BLACK, which are between $5M and $20M under the cap, are teams that look to be in pretty good shape in terms of adding more veterans and signing all of their rookies without having to take drastic measures. Teams in GREEN are teams that are well under the cap and should have plenty of room to sign free agents and rookies. Note that for the first time in years, almost every team in is very good cap shape.

With the latest extension to the CBA, the 2008 salary cap is approximately $116 M, which represents a nice increase over last year's estimated $109 M figure. (Note that the cap was "just" $85.5 M in 2005, the final season prior to the CBA's extension and $102 M in 2006 after the CBA extension.) Note also, per my blog, that the NFLPA is citing a $123 M cap figure for this year. Although that is certainly possible, since I have not received confirmation of this number, I am still using the $116 M figure.

Keep in mind that these numbers remain tentative -- and are changing on a daily basis. These "unofficial" figures are approximate as of February 1, 2008 and were compiled from various media sources. Note that these numbers were compiled prior to the rash of Franchise/Transition Tag designations that have taken place over the last couple weeks. These numbers do, however, include the cap adjustements for LTBE incentives that were never achieved last season and have been credited against the 2008 cap. Projected 2008 NFL Salary Cap Space for Each Team RankTeam$ Under the Cap1Jacksonville Jaguars$46270000There are currently 43 players under contract.2Tennessee Titans$42730000There are currently 39 players under contract.3Buffalo Bills$39610000There are currently 49 players under contract.4Minnesota Vikings$35490500There are currently 49 players under contract.5New Orleans Saints$35246988There are currently 39 players under contract.6Tampa Bay Buccaneers$33412039There are currently 48 players under contract.7San Francisco 49ers$32741678There are currently 48 players under contract.8Philadelphia Eagles$31335833There are currently 49 players under contract.9Cincinnati Bengals$31210000There are currently 48 players under contract.10Oakland Raiders$30595532There are currently 40 players under contract.11Kansas City Chiefs$28050000There are currently 44 players under contract.12Cleveland Browns$27584552There are currently 42 players under contract.13Miami Dolphins$25586323There are currently 48 players under contract.14Green Bay Packers$24515000There are currently 48 players under contract.15NY Giants$23500000There are currently 49 players under contract.16San Diego Chargers$22610000There are currently 44 players under contract.17NY Jets$21960000There are currently 45 players under contract.18Seattle Seahawks$20270000There are currently 44 players under contract.19Chicago Bears$20050000There are currently 52 players under contract.20Houston Texans$19560000 There are currently 43 players under contract.21Detroit Lions$17840000 There are currently 42 players under contract.22Dallas Cowboys$16800000 There are currently 40 players under contract.23Pittsburgh Steelers$16630000 There are currently 43 players under contract.24Arizona Cardinals$14490000 There are currently 34 players under contract.25New England Patriots$10522500 There are currently 41 players under contract.26Denver Broncos$8290000 There are currently 49 players under contract.27Atlanta Falcons$8070000 There are currently 52 players under contract.28Baltimore Ravens$7410000 There are currently 42 players under contract.29St. Louis Rams$7024300 There are currently 45 players under contract.30Carolina Panthers$5730000 There are currently 35 players under contract.31Indianapolis Colts$2360000There are currently 48 players under contract.32Washington Redskins$-22078740There are currently 45 players under contract.